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Mountain Biking will make you humble....
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 2005-08-21 10:15 PM |
Veteran 240   Denver |  Subject: Mountain Biking will make you humble....I haven't done much mountain biking this year and decided to go on two 20 mile rides this weekend. I thought all the time on the road bike would have helped but I got my butt kicked. Taking my bike for a walk up the mountain was pretty humbleing when guys with calfs that looked like cut glass passed me by. I actually did pretty well and had a great time but I thought the road work would have improved my performace more.. What a rush it was. |
| 2005-08-21 11:58 PM in reply to: #230191 |
Expert 1213 Los Gatos, CA | Subject: RE: Mountain Biking will make you humble.... You ride mountains for strength, roads for endurance...unless you have been doing sustained climbs on the road, mountain biking can be a rude awakening....I find that mountain biking helps me on the road, just more power in those legs when you need it.... |
| 2005-08-22 6:41 AM in reply to: #230191 |
Master 1889 Ann Arbor, MI | Subject: RE: Mountain Biking will make you humble.... I want to get out on the trails but I don't for the very reasons you wrote about. You are a great person for going out and not letting your "not cut glass calves" stop you and if you keep it up your calves will be cut soon too. |
| 2005-08-22 10:19 AM in reply to: #230191 |
Extreme Veteran 328 Texas | Subject: RE: Mountain Biking will make you humble.... Thanks for the heads up. I was just talking to a training partner yesterday about going out mountain biking when I'm done with my final tri of this season (a 1/2 IM end of October). I already thought I need to atleast get on the mountain bike on the road just to get use to that set up again but I'll go out for a few short trail rides before planning anything long. It's been 5 years since I've been mountain biking. |
| 2005-08-22 10:23 AM in reply to: #230191 |
Master 1210 Saskatchewan | Subject: RE: Mountain Biking will make you humble.... I ride my mtn bike to work and occasionaly play on some of the trails by the river. I figure that the fat tires on pavement will help my leg strength. The last summer that I mountain biked (4yrs ago), I regularly left good chunks of my skin on the mountain. Now, I'm kinda a fraidy cat, but would like to get back on some real trails, AFTER my last tri of the season tho. No need to tempt the mountain gods... |
| 2005-08-22 11:02 AM in reply to: #230191 |
Extreme Veteran 724 Delray Beach, FL | Subject: RE: Mountain Biking will make you humble.... I agree!!!!!!!!!!!! After all my training I thought I could start doing some MB... Oh my, it is soooo hard. I need to learn a lot of tricks, use my body's weight to my advantage.... My butt is too heavy, I have to get it out of the saddle LOL BTW, I am talking about the novice trail LOL |
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